George Stanley Kotlarek (1912 – 1993) was an American ski jumper.

Biography

Born in 1912, in Duluth, Minnesota, Kotlarek began skiing as a child. In 1936, he won the class A division of the NSA National Championship Tournament, along with Eugene Wilson of the B division. He won the A division championship again in 1954, along with Ted Lahner of the B division. Kotlarek was inducted in the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1968. He is also the father of

Gene Kotlarek Eugene Robert "Gene" Kotlarek (March 31, 1940 – November 9, 2017) was an American former ski jumper. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics with the best result of 14th place in the normal hill in 1964. Biography Kotlarek was trai ...

. He died in 1993, aged 80 or 81.

References

{{Reflist 1912 births 1993 deaths Sportspeople from Duluth, Minnesota American male ski jumpers